I’ve put on some weight over recent times. Over the past few years I’ve been pretty good at exercising regularly but I lack discipline when it comes to a proper diet. I’m not liking recent photographs of me at all.
A few years back, I went through a great phase when I dropped 10 kilograms and I did this in the right way: I kept up the exercise (combination of cardio and weight training) and really monitored my nutrition. With the help of the great site Daily Burn I kept the carb/protein/fat levels in check and shed the weight over a controlled period of time.
It was a real eye opener when getting those levels in balance. I quickly realised just how I was ODing on carbs (bread!) and how hard it is to take in the recommended amount of protein. I definitely started eating my fair share in chicken breast!
Now I get to do it again. I know I will feel a lot better for it by eating properly and none of this is about starving myself.
The Ground Rules to start off with:
- NO CHOCOLATE: Sorry, my dear Boost bars and Yorkies. You have to go.
- NO EXCESS CARBS: Typically bread. I can really gobble up bread like there is no tomorrow. It tends to be my biggest weakness.
- NO DESSERT: Mmm, cheesecake… Let’s stick to lovely fruit.
- NO ‘FULL FAT’ SOFT DRINKS: I can work with Pepsi Max. Not exactly nutritious, I know, but not loaded with sugar either.
- TARGET THE HEALTHIER OPTIONS: If I have a burger craving, chicken is going to be better than a fatty bit of beef, isn’t it?
Now all I need to do is get a working set of bathroom scales!
There is more to this than how I feel in myself: I don’t want to be carrying extra weight with all the running that I will be doing when refereeing. It puts all my joints under a lot more stress! Plus I have a fitness test to excel in…
Are you trying to eat more healthily at the moment, for whatever reason? Do you have any tips that you would like to share?
Been thinking about a similar campaign. Will be checking out the Daily Burn, thx for the tip! My own tips from last time are two-fold. First, eat breakfast. No breakfast equals non-stop snack cravings for the rest of the day. Two, black coffee has nothing of substance in it, but quite happily kills the appetite for an hour – long enough to get to the next proper meal without snacking!
Thanks for the comment, James! Breakfast all-important. I think when I am being ‘good’ I actually rack up about 900 calories for breakfast as it should be the largest meal of the day. Then I scale the rest down as appropriate. Worked for me before!